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Chesapeake Energy, CEO Aubrey McClendon Face SEC Probe
Natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy and its CEO Aubrey McClendon are the subjects of a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into McClendon’s controversial...
Chesapeake Energy Bows to Raider Carl Icahn, Will Shake Up Board
Embattled natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy has bowed to billionaire investor Carl Icahn and agreed to shake up its board of directors heading into the...
Billionaire Raider Carl Icahn: Just What Chesapeake Energy Needs?
Legendary corporate raider Carl Icahn has made billions buying large stakes in prominent companies and then agitating for change. His latest target is troubled...
‘Fracking’ Titan Chesapeake Energy in Stock Swoon Amid Cash Crunch
Chesapeake Energy’s stock price dropped to the lowest level since March 2009 on Tuesday, after a major credit ratings agency downgraded the nation’s...
Forbes: Slim World’s Richest for 4th Year in a Row
(NEW YORK) — Mexico's Carlos Slim remains the world's richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top...
Fracked: Why Chesapeake Energy’s Aubrey McClendon is in Hot Water
Aubrey McClendon, the billionaire CEO of natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy, opened his company’s first-quarter conference call on Wednesday by describing the...
‘Wildcat’ Chesapeake Billionaire McClendon Becomes the Hunted
The 52-year-old executive at the center of the unfolding drama at Chesapeake Energy, the nation’s second largest natural gas company, is a brash risk-taker from...
Ahead of Annual Meeting, Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon Lawyers Up
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Chesapeake Energy’s highly-anticipated shareholder meeting this Friday will go as planned. Some shareholders wanted to...
After Shareholder Revolt, How Long Can Chesapeake’s CEO Hang On?
Chesapeake Energy shareholders revolted against the energy giant’s management and board Friday, withholding support for the two directors up for re-election and...
Raiders of the Lost Stream: Netflix Fight With Carl Icahn Escalates Over ‘Poison Pill’
Internet video giant Netflix announced a defensive maneuver Monday designed to fend off famed corporate raider Carl Icahn who has amassed a sizable stake in the...
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Business Briefing | Legal/regulatory: S. E. C. Increases Scrutiny of Chesapeake Energy
The investigation is looking at a perk that granted the chief executive, Aubrey McClendon, a share in each of the natural gas producer's wells. ...
Chesapeake in land deal with Sinopec for $ 1. 02B
Chesapeake Energy said on Monday that it will sell a 50 percent stake in oil and natural gas-rich land in Oklahoma to Chinese oil company Sinopec for $1.02 billion as the natural...
News Summary: Chesapeake CEO cleared
CEO CLEARED: An investigation by Chesapeake Energy's board into CEO Aubrey McClendon's personal deals with company partners found McClendon did not benefit improperly. ...
Another win for Icahn: Chesapeake surges
Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon will step down and the stock popped on the news. ...
